Hi Joy
No offence taken. As I said, in my opinion ADHD is over-diagnosed and over-treated. It worries me that so many are put on powerful medications without proper assessment - you know, a careful taking of the person's history, several appointments even if only to observe behaviour, objective viewpoints of others in the person's life, that sort of thing. I am 50 years of age and wonder where all these people were when I was growing up. I'm sure there were some but definitely not in the numbers "they" would have us believe. I'm all for educating people on this. I just wanted to show the other side.
It also worries me, with all this medicating of things that really are NOT mental illness/ disorders, that true mental illness is going to end up even MORE stigmatised than it was in the past. I come from a family where major depression and bipolar disorder are rife. It's kind of 'normal' for me (I have major depressive disorder and GAD). And I am passionate about educating people about the true nature of these illnesses / disorders.
As for the "Junior" nuthouse - meh. At least we have a family and a house! Beats being homeless :D
Thanks for your kind words about our son. We hope it settles soon too.
